The most popular big city books of 2025

Big city books thrive on crowds, noise and possibility. New York, London, Tokyo and cities like them offer anonymity, ambition and chance encounters on every corner. Romance, crime, literary fiction and urban fantasy all find a home among the lights and the late trains. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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The Front
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The Front

Edimilson de Almeida Pereira, Johnny Lorenz

Published 2025

150 pages

False War A Novel
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False War A Novel

Carlos Manuel Álvarez, Natasha Wimmer

Published 2025

272 pages

Mob Queen
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Mob Queen

Erin Bledsoe

Published 2025

352 pages

Sweet Fury
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Sweet Fury

Sash Bischoff

2025 · 2026 edition

288 pages

Austin Blues
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Austin Blues

Gary A. Keith

Published 2025

268 pages

The Don
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The Don

Gillian Godden

Published 2025

320 pages